MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM

• US 20110188668A1
• Filed: 09/23/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited (Amphenol Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Phitek Systems Limited (Amphenol Corporation)
• Inventors: Donaldson, Mark, Beyer, Robert Patrick, Beck, Robert David, Lussier, Luc
• Application Number:
  US12/888,561
• Publication Number:
  US 20110188668A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/77
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/00 Line transmission systems combined with near-field transmission systems H04B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

A media delivery system which allows the user to control a media delivery device, such as an audio headset or earphone, from another device which may be remote from the media delivery device.

Claims

1. Media delivery apparatus comprising:

a processor adapted to receive a media processing control signal corresponding to a media delivery characteristic selected by a user and process a media signal dependent on the media processing control signal to output a modified media signal;

a transducer for receiving the modified media signal and providing the modified media signal for perception by a user.

2. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media delivery apparatus comprises a headset.

3. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the processor comprises a media player device.

4. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the media processing control signal is obtained from a file stored on the media player device.

5. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the media processing control signal is obtained from a file streamed to the media player device.

6. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media processing control signal and the media signal are transmitted over the same communication channel.

7. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media processing control signal programs the processor.

8. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media processing control signal is received from apparatus remote from the media delivery apparatus.

9. Media delivery apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the media processing control signal alters one or more media processing parameters of the processor.

10. A method for delivering media to a user, the method including the steps of:

receiving an instruction from a user to provide media having a selected characteristic;

providing a media processing control signal corresponding to the selected characteristic to a processor;

using the media processing control signal to program the processor or modify one or more media processing parameters for operation of the processor;

using the processor to process a media signal in accordance with the modified media processing parameter(s) to modify the media signal, and;

providing the modified media signal to the user to thereby provide media having the selected characteristic.